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Petersburg
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city in Menard County, Illinois, United States
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Vinony's link graph records 226 inbound references to Petersburg, and connects out to race and ethnicity in the United States Census, United States Census Bureau and list of municipalities in Illinois.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
It sits within the topics 1833 establishments in Illinois, Cities in Illinois and Cities in Menard County, Illinois.
Vinony links it to 36 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- County
- Menard
- Total
- 1.56 sq mi (4.05 km )
- Land
- 1.56 sq mi (4.05 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 499 ft (152 m)
- Density
- 1,445.4/sq mi (558.08/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 17-59312
- Website
- www .petersburgil .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Petersburg
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Menard County
- Population
- 2258
- Area
- 3.774806
- Elevation
- 158
- Capital of
- Menard County
- Official website
- www.petersburgil.org
- Image
- Menard County Courthouse, IL (4504031312).jpg
- Households
- 1119
- Dialing code
- 217
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- postal code
- 62675
- P8168
- Voyvozh
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 43622
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Encyclopedic overview
Petersburg is a city in and the county seat of Menard County, Illinois, United States, on the bluffs and part of the floodplain overlooking the Sangamon River. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area. The population was 2,258 at the 2020 census, nearly unchanged from 2010. Petersburg is located approximately 2 miles (3 km) north of New Salem, the original location where Abraham Lincoln first settled, as he started his career.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Petersburg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.